The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-06-04

On the other side Thibo.
daux, envious of Houma's good luck,
get her little tap also. st. Martins |
Vile, the Creole capital of tie Attaka- |
pas, frightened up when alike relieved.
The Salt mine railroad was drop in
the New Iberia bucket, but she thought
aud hesitated, and has finally allowed
Jeannerette to be happy over seven
miles of completed grading on branch
road to Abbeville. 1t will pass through
a rich region of country from which
will be drawn heavy freights.
The former station of VermiliOn.
vile, with a junction of roads and a
prospective extension OF the Louisiana
Central across the Atchafalaya, grew
so fat and prosperous that a change of
name followed, aud if the founders of
the place could be wakeped from their
sleep they would scarcely feel at home
in Lafayette. Ipland Opelousas sees
the dawn of a new day, and is closer
tied to the port of Washington by the
Morgan extension to Alexandria.
Port Allen has changed from an or
| binary ferry landing too Pacific depot.
Mansfield also caught on with her tap.
! Shreveport, the emporium of the
northwest, We lcomed the Texas Pacific,
the Queen and Crescent, land is still
dissatisfied and determined TO have a
line across Bossicr parish up to SOUTH
west Arkansas as an additional feeder.
The read from Nidalia 10 YrOyville,
pushing on to AleXandria, carried with
it prosperity. The advance agents of
the North and South railroad have
stirred up enthusiasm in the Ouachita
valley, and from both ways-the Ar
kansas line and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
neousIy will unite Il score of thriving
towns like Monroe and Homer on II
direct line TO New Orleans. Lake
Providence is restless Dnd anxious to
be either the terminus or on Il line
running somewhere, and is working to
that end with a will. A west side
Mississippi Valley route has been more
ishes bordering on tho Mississippi.
Donaldsonville is taking stock and
will soon witness the construction OF a
standard gauge road down Bayou
IIafourche to Napoleonville, rhibodauX
and Lockport and across the river it
may tap the Mississippi Valley road F.;
and in a more ambitious mood keep
right on to the New river and Manchac
TGHlOu, anu COllItccl INC ~ TCe oltlS VI
Livingstone" with the balance of man
kind-primitive simplicity with boist
erous modern currents.
, Below the city the Shell Beach road
crossed the rice fields, plantations and
small farms, touched tine shores OF
, Lake Borgne and splendid fishing
resort, then turned down the river to
a destination uuknown,> though pro-
baby this side of Port Eaus. Across
the lake the Abita Springs road has
, branched off from Pearl River Station
into the pines to fine springs of water
for the weary and thirsty, aud Coving
2 ton hopefully awaits its coming and
may secure eXientiOr.
The suggestion of the Chronicle tc
: extend the Fort Scott and New Orlean:
! road across the country from Natches
l to a connection with the Northeastern
j has met with favor. II local com
I mittees are formed 10 confer with til.
management, the day may not be fa
" distant when Il fine region for timbe
and fruit farms will be opened up t.
: the influences of the civilization of tn,
>, present century.
u There is a great commotiou In Louis
u lana. Let tho iron horse puff and roI
y on into her virgin solitudcs.--N. &
:, Oronicie.